I am using this with my 9th grader and bought the text directly from the website. Without being a teacher or school admin it was the only thing available to buy from the website. I can't access any of the labs, teach manuals or any of the online stuff without school affiliation so we are using just the text and a study guide for it that I could find on Amazon. I really love the text book and it wasn't too expensive so I dont feel like I wasted money it is just frustrating to not have access to labs or an answer key 😕 I am wondering if anyone else has this text book and how they are using it? are you able to find labs anywhere for it? Thank you!

yes, after I posted this I went back to the Norton website and realized I thought I thought I was buying the highschool level version but got college level😕 oppps! However, it is a fabulous book and actually really interesting to read, not too dry and full of information. I like the way it lays it out and covers everything and I feel like we will be able to focus on the key points and just not worry too much about all the extra stuff that makes it college-level. She is answering the questions that are every couple pages and seems to be understanding it so far! I bought the 11edition full version so it goes right up through to President Trumps first 100 days in office. I find history really interesting and happy to add this book to my library. I would still recommend this book to anyone, just be careful on which edition you buy I guess!

I bought this book for my daughter and was wondering if anyone else was using it or had used it before? I have the teachers manual and access to some online quizzes but am looking for more resources that might go along with it and make it easy for my 9th grader to understand. I read through the teachers manual and the questions seem a tad hard (more at a college level) I could be wrong it's been awhile since I was in college history class 🙂 We haven't really gotten into it so honestly I haven't even tried her with the questions, maybe it will be fine, I just want to see what else I can find for resources to go along with it. I read some of it and really like it so I think it will be useful regardless if the discussion questions provided are a bit challenging. I can always simplify them myself I just thought maybe someone had some experience with this textbook and could offer some advice. Thank 🙂

Thank you! this was super helpful and I think we worked out some troubles today. I had him go back and re-do his graphic organizer and put things in order better. Than he used that to write out a rough draft that was rough but MUCH better than his first attempt! I will have him work on the revision tomorrow and see how that goes. 🙂 thanks for the help!

Thank you for the response 🙂 This section of the program is writing a personal narrative about an embarrassing moment that happened to the student. It actual starts back on lesson 15 and is broken up into a handful of separate lessons starting with brainstorming, organizing thoughts, drafting, revising, and then the final draft. The instructor does a great job explaining and I am happy with how it is taught but I think my son just needs it broken down even more. He had trouble with the graphic organizer but with help from me we got through that OK. Then he moved on to the rough draft and it is clear that he doesn't quite have a grasp on how to put things in good order and make the story flow well. Perhaps I am too critical though? He did OK in his LA class last year in public school so maybe I am expecting his writing to be better than a 7th grader is capable of? I just want to use this year to really help him understand and not just do it to get it done and move on so if we need to dive into certain lessons a bit more I am OK adding in more instruction if it will help.

Hi, I'm using EIW level 7 for my 7th grader and really liking it so far! We came to lesson 17, the first real writing bit, and my son is a bit stuck 😕 his writing needs a little help. I don't think he is quiiiiiite understanding from the lessons and I am having a hard time communicating what he needs to improve without just out-right telling him what to write! I was wondering if anyone who has used EIW found that adding another program helped clarify some things and what programs they found to work well with this program. I know this is a pretty specific question so even if you haven't used EIW and can think of a good supplement that would be great 🙂 his weaknesses seem to be coming up with good story flow, organizing, thinking of what to write... he has a good grasp on the figurative writing bits that the EIW program has taught so far I just think he has a few gaps in basic structure that need attention before we move on with this program. I looked at Jump in! and think that might do the trick? as always thank you for any advice and tips 🙂

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the suggestions and help, I am adding more books to her reading list from your suggestions and found a US History book to use as a spine that I am excited about trying! Also wanted to update because I was able to get a hold of our local high school guidance office today and speak with someone about homeschooling with the possibility of re-entering next year or a some point. I told her I was homeschooling this year but my daughter might want to enter back into PS next year or some other year and I was wondering if there might be a problem with her home school classes being counted as credits and if she might not be entered into her appropriate grade level if she did want to return. The lady I spoke to said she had never heard of homeschool students being held back or not having their homeschool work counted as high school credits at our school. She said that whenever my daughter wanted to enroll at the high school she would be entered into her appropriate grade level and "we would be happy to have her!" I asked her about humanities and if there was a certain syllabus I should try and follow but she said no what I described sounded fine! She even gave me the name of a family who had homeschooled some HS and then enrolled recently in the district that I could try and reach out to for help and guidance 🙂 so I am feeling confident that IF I do enroll her at some point it will be a pleasant experience and whatever she does will be accepted and counted as high school credit! phew!

Yes I am aware the school will be the final call on all subjects if she chooses to try and enroll at some point. I was just posting to see if anyone had experience with humanities or even just experience with enrolling kids into high school after homeschooling some of high school. I am aware she might not get to jump into PS at grade level and if that was the case I'm prepared to just continue homeschooling until she graduates. The school has not responded to my voicemail after a few days so I was getting antsy to talk it over with people who might have experience and input on the matter. Thank you for the book suggestions and links. I am hoping to hear from the school soon to get some answers on their end but it is helpful to get input from other homeschoolers

I tried to intentionally pick quick, interesting reads for her to start because she is not a reader (yet!) and this will be a huge step from what she is used to. For 8th grade she did an online charter school and there was no reading of actual books so I am trying to ease her back into reading a bit. She is a good reader, at grade level, but reluctant for sure! I am starting slow but will add on some other age-appropriate books as we go. thanks for the suggestions!

thank you 🙂 yes that is what I have called them about and left the voicemail. I am still waiting to hear back and while I waited I was re-reading their course book and wondering if my history/english plan was going to be enough to be considered "humanities". I will also be asking about her other work that she is doing this year but that was more straight forward. They have freshman take Algebra 1 and biology and she is doing both of those at home using AOPS introduction to Algebra and Levine/Miller Biology. She is also taking at least 4 electives throughout the "school year".

Looking for some feedback on the US history/English I am putting together for my incoming 9th grade daughter. I am trying to keep her on track to possibly enter the local PS high school if she decides to do that next year or any year before graduation. At our high school they do not have English or social studies separate, they combine the courses into a 2 credit humanities course which is described in the course catalog as "an academic discipline that integrates the study of English, history, and other related subjects, to explore fundamental questions relating to the human experience." I have the course catalog for our high school and it seems like the junior year focuses on US history but I had planned to cover US history with her this year- already bought a crap load of books! 🙂 I have sort of put together a US history curriculum using the Howard Zinn book- A People's History of the US and many other historical books to go with it. Mostly shorter novels about people and events in history that read like stories and are not text booky. Example- one book I got is called Behind Rebel lines and is a short read about the life of Emma Edmonds who was a Civil War spy. I have a chapter summary to go with the People's book and plan to come up with essay questions for all the extra books. Also I bought her the 9th grade level for EIW/EIL and plan to add in grammar and spelling a few times a week because she needs extra practice there. I guess I am looking to see if anyone has experience with humanities courses and if this sounds like an acceptable substitution that the high school might count? I am in contact with the school, left a voicemail, but haven't heard back from them yet. Thanks! 🙂

I just signed my 9th grade daughter up for a class at Outschool, it's called Drawing - A Fun Way to Improve Your Skills! (Jr/Sr. High). I have never tried Outschool before but I like the look of this class and that it is a flex schedule so she doesn't have to report to any online meetings. It is only a 6 week class I think so I'm not sure how much of a credit it will be but I figure it's a start and if she likes it and it works out I can just sign her up for another.

This is my son exactly! He is also a 7th grader. With that said I have no good advice I guess because I am in the same boat 😕 I just bought Saxon 6/7 for him to start in a couple weeks. He was in PS last year and for 5th and 4th grade as well. When I homeschooled his early years he struggled with learning addition and all the basics then and then in school was put in title one classes for math every year. I noticed at the end of this year with remote learning that the teacher would move him forward after he just started getting the concept then he would forget the next day but still get pushed ahead. I am hoping having him home again this year and repeating a lot of 6th grade math will help? I have no experience with Saxon but I read a lot about it and gave him the placement test so I am hoping it will be a good fit for him? I plan to do math everyday with him and let him go as slow as he needs to to avoid frustration and overwhelming him, fingers crossed! Good luck, I hope you can find a good fit for you daughter and here is hoping for a successful math year!

I went to the Miller Levine site but it is a little confusing. Under the "shop" section it appears you can purchase the 2019 version (I think it's the textbook but maybe it's digital??) for 92$ but that doesn't seem correct because on Amazon it's almost 250$ and all the used places have it listed at at least 130$?? Also there doesn't seem to be a workbook available on the website but I think I found one on Amazon for 30$. Am I missing something or is the new textbook really available in print for 92$?

Looking for a 9th grade bio text and like the looks of this one! I see there is a 2019 version with a bee on the cover, is this the latest? Is it much different from the bird cover? Where has everyone found the best place to buy these texts and the workbooks? I don't mind used copies 🙂